diff --git a/.env.template b/.env.template
index ef9e5f4..0d9e30a 100644
--- a/.env.template
+++ b/.env.template
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ API_INTERNAL_TEST_PORT=8082
 
 BRAPI_READ_TIMEOUT=60m
 
+# Max number of records to POST to the BrAPI service per request
+POST_CHUNK_SIZE=1000
+
 # BrAPI Server Variables
 BRAPI_SERVER_PORT=8080